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"As far as we know, Timelapse in Google Earth is the largest video on the planet, of our planet," said Google's Rebecca Moore.

The Maya Forest is the second-largest continuous rainforest in Latin America after the Amazon. And like so many other tropical forests around the world, it’s disappearing. Since 2000, the forest has shrunk by 15%. The good news is that there’s still a lot of forest left: the Maya Forest spans 35 million hectares of land sprawling across Belize, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico. However, the size of the forest also makes it difficult for any one government agency or NGO to protect. It’s hard to overstate how important forests are. They’re a critical part of mitigating climate change,...

by Amy Lupica (Our Daily Planet)  In time for Earth Day, last week Google unveiled Google Earth Timelapse, allowing users to see zoomable videos documenting how the Earth has changed since 1984. Through the eyes of a satellite, users can view sobering and sometimes alarming trends of deforestation, sea-level rise, dried up seas, and urban sprawl. Developers hope that this program, a product of 37 years of documentation, can help people see and believe in climate change and fight back. … Experts say this tool could help re-invigorate support for environmental causes, using visual sto...

 channel for the latest stories and updates. Throughout the years, Kuala Lumpur has seen rapid development with buildings and skyscrapers mushrooming in the nation’s capital, creating a dense concrete jungle. The thing is, it wasn’t like that in 1980’s when there wasn’t that many buildings and Kuala Lumpur was surrounded by trees and greenery compared to right now. To actually see how the landscape has changed from a few decades ago, you can try out Google Earth Timelapse which allows users to view satellite images from previous years. How it looked like in the 1980s Credit: Google ...

20/04/2021 20 April 2021, Brussels/Rome - “New solutions and modern approaches” are needed to face global challenges such as hunger, poverty, climate change, environmental degradation and the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today at the launch of the European Commission’s new Knowledge Centre for Earth Observation (KCEO). “Actionable information gained from earth observation data is an important enabler” for the transformation envisioned by FAO’s new Strategic Framework, which focuses on fostering more efficient, inclusive, res...